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Sub Mini Dragon's Lair In Progress
leapinlew:
Awesome.
You can do this a couple different ways. I created a bartop of Galaga and kept the theme of Galaga.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68683.0
Mine was 18" high and I'm not sure you'll be able to get a 13" tv in there. I'm using a 10" monitor.
Or you could build a mini to scale like Melarky
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=75936.0
Can't mention small Galaga's and not nod towards Patrickl's awesome pocketgalaga
http://arcade.laweb.nl/PocketGalaga/
Good luck. I'll be watching with interest!
ark_ader:
Well today was spent in Sketch Up! and Powerpoint after cutting out the cardboard shapes to try and make a Dragon's Lair bartop and I have settled on a design.
Luckily I have more patience then I had with my first cab, as it was try this and try that for hours.
I had problems hitting my head on the marquee and screen orientation of the TV.
So I have come up with this which will work once I have properly measured:
I got the Atari logo and printed out some sample graphics and ordered the T molding. I want one of those wico joystics but will have to settle for a happ universal.
I want to play my other games too so I will augment the CP for a three button instead of the one on each side. I hope I have room on my desk for this bad boy when finished! ;D
I'm going to mount the Xbox in the marquee section as it will fit and have better airflow. The marquee will have a hinge and will give me access to the DVD etc.
Stay tuned as pics will follow. ;D
ablizno:
Cant wait to see the work in progress pictures
ark_ader:
--- Quote from: ablizno on April 29, 2008, 01:18:08 am ---Cant wait to see the work in progress pictures
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I have been working with the cardboard mock again, trying to make this cab smaller or shorter. My fingers are itching to get this together, but I want to get it right the first time, and build it without screws, just dowels and glue.
I got the madcatz controller on ebay and will use that for the controls.
Work has been taking priority at the moment, and getting time off is hard at the moment, which is delaying things.
I'll upload some pictures soon.
Thanks for the interest. :cheers:
ark_ader:
I had a few hours spare today, so I created a mock up with cardboard again, and did a slighlty better job.
The marquee is giving me headaches and I know from the pictures it is still a bit large, but cutting that sucker is going to be a fine art.
I played around with monitor placement, and even though I could not get the original orientation of the monitor like in the arcades, I thought it was a good compromise.
The height is another factor I'm still debating, as I am not completely sure I want a noisy Xbox near my head. I measured and could still place it under the monitor or vertical behind the well (well meaning where I plan to put plexi and speaker grills and the Atari logo.
I'm not sure if the xbox will like being on its butt like that, and I could leave a disc in it for the other emulator roms. I'm also debating if to get a wico than a happ universal. I like the cherry balltop look.
I still want to scrap this and make a cabaret as the screen can sink lower and I can put more controls in it. I then can wait until a decent Thinkpad 240 comes around to make the submini DL as intended.
From the photos it looks a bit of a porker, not true to form, but the best I can come up with, with what I have to play with. :o
Please give me some feedback with what you think it should be. A fat bartop or a thin cabaret. Or maybe something totally different like a Space Ace Dedicated Mini. ;D
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